Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV

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Sun 4 Sep 2011 23:40
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

I will kick off another of these, as they get tend to get very lengthy.

Today, on the M6, coming out of Forton services, I saw a green QTvan being towed by a sort of motor-trike thing with a shell on it to shield the driver from the rain I suppose. The trike thing was also painted green!

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Sun 4 Sep 2011 23:54
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Avant

I'm tempted to include here the thread where Jamie reviews a car he's actually driven (the Prius thread)! Jolly good and fair review it is too.

Otherwise what struck me as unusual, on a trip to mid-Devon and back this week-end, is that we didn't see a single 61-registered car. When I got my 11-reg in March there seemed to be lots of us about. Let's hope the motor trade picks up again before long.

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Mon 5 Sep 2011 00:10
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - jamie745

Two compliments from Avant in one day. I mustve been very good today!

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Mon 5 Sep 2011 08:35
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Trilogy

Seen a 61 Corsa in rural Norfolk.

Yesterday a yellow Morris Minor Van and a Lancia Delta Integrale on west bound A14.

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Mon 5 Sep 2011 10:16
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Andy P

Dark red TVR Tuscan (latest variety) burbliing along lane 2 of the M56 this morning.

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Mon 5 Sep 2011 11:11
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - daveyjp

A Range Rover hybrid test vehicle on the M42.

A Nissan Leaf rapidly losing charge on the M1as it was doing over 70 - until the hills came then it seemed to have a severe lack of power as it slowed considerably.

I've done 400 miles since 1st September and only seen two 61 reg vehicles - A Pug and a Fiat 500.

Edited by daveyjp on 05/09/2011 at 11:12

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Mon 5 Sep 2011 11:37
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

No, I haven't seen any 61 plates yet either. I almost (!) miss commuting just because I saw lots of interesting stuff on the motorway. Maybe people are really skint this time; I never look at new cars so I don't know if the dealerships are doing any good offers.

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Mon 5 Sep 2011 15:45
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - bananastand

I saw a Cayenne, covered in extra panels and chrome, in very shiny white, in a multistorey in Manc. The reg plates looked like they were in Ancient Babylonian... couldn't figure out if it was Arabic, Hebrew, whatever. Complete immunity from speed camera fines!

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Thu 8 Sep 2011 16:16
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - daveyjp

My first Range Rover Evoque.

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Thu 8 Sep 2011 16:17
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - jamie745

My first Range Rover Evoque.

Oh God..........Its Coming.

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Sun 11 Sep 2011 22:02
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

Two Morgan Roadsters in Kendal on Saturday!

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Sun 11 Sep 2011 22:04
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - jamie745

Both of them were probably Richard Hammond.

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Tue 13 Sep 2011 00:24
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - captain chaos

Two Morgan Roadsters in Kendal on Saturday!

Ditto! Around 5:40 heading out of Kendal towards the motorway.

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Tue 13 Sep 2011 18:10
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

They looked great. Wasn't the nicest day for a top-down car though!!

I have just seen a Reliant Robin painted up to look like a pig, with a 3D nose and everything, driving in towards Lancaster. It was a very deep pink. The two lads in it looked faintly embarrased.

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Thu 15 Sep 2011 14:58
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - captain chaos

Funniest thing I saw was a Reliant Robin (aka plastic pig) in black and gold. There was a mural of a pig's head in flames on the bonnet and "Trans Ham" on the sides and back.

Don't think Burt Reynolds would have been impressed...

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Thu 15 Sep 2011 16:03
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - jamie745

Chrysler Crossfire! Spotted today! Somebody bought one?!!?!?!?

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Thu 15 Sep 2011 17:27
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

Funniest thing I saw was a Reliant Robin (aka plastic pig) in black and gold. There was a mural of a pig's head in flames on the bonnet and "Trans Ham" on the sides and back.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!! Trans Ham. Superb!

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Fri 16 Sep 2011 18:23
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

Just seen my first 61 plate, finally! A blue MINI Cooper D on the M6 by Forton. I got a good long look at it as we were sitting in a traffic jam together.

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Mon 19 Sep 2011 17:28
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - guygamps

Saw a Rolls Royce Phantom drophead (soft top convertible) on Saturday near St Albans

Very imposing

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Tue 20 Sep 2011 13:33
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - foxmoth

Whilst visiting Homebase, a parked Mercedes caught my attention. At first glance it looked like a 15 year old 'E ' class 2door, however I noticed the bootlid badge said 600, which usually denotes engine size. Then I looked at the lower front wing behind the road wheel and saw V12 badge! What a car, didn't know such a desirable car even existed.

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Tue 20 Sep 2011 16:16
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - jamie745

The tragedy is that even with such a magnificent car, you still end up having to go to Homebase.

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Fri 23 Sep 2011 17:11
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - bigshineybike

Saw a one-77 in Walton on Thames last week

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Fri 23 Sep 2011 18:28
Seen anything unusual/awesome part IV - Bobbin Threadbare

Just saw a Bentley Continental GTC convertible. I have never seen one of those before; had to look that one up! It was dark silvery grey and they had the top down as it's a nice day here.

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